tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post5110556271711006644..comments2023-11-13T16:30:40.096+13:00Comments on Editing the Herald: Advertising: the dismal artJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-16629155661904059252009-06-21T19:26:11.042+12:002009-06-21T19:26:11.042+12:00Now we find out that you can buy advertising with ...Now we find out that you can buy <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10579722&pnum=0" rel="nofollow">advertising</a> with the Weekend Herald by paying Paul Holmes' speaking fees.Anitahttp://www.kiwipolitico.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-10028046910125822522009-06-18T21:01:08.873+12:002009-06-18T21:01:08.873+12:00woohoo I had my first message deleted from EtH. Is...woohoo I had my first message deleted from EtH. Is it now to be known as EEtH?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-67941991856413672862009-06-17T15:39:49.900+12:002009-06-17T15:39:49.900+12:00The newspaper idea of a ‘picture caption’ is that ...The newspaper idea of a ‘picture caption’ is that the picture says it all, and only needs a small caption like the back page photos the Herald runs most days. They don’t usually even warrant a byline.<br /> <br />They usually also say who or what is in the picture, hence the word ‘caption’. This isn’t a picture caption, it’s a picture with a fluff piece about designer eco bags, Trelise Cooper and Progressive Enterprises, which is basically a combination of old news and advertorial.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11141064592014126064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-1210226545595961442009-06-17T12:30:53.919+12:002009-06-17T12:30:53.919+12:00Cleverly mnamed 'anon-poster': What's ...Cleverly mnamed 'anon-poster': What's less of a convention in newspapers is a picture and caption with no article attached, and which is in fact almost completely content-free. Apart from advertising, of course.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-13844894351629517012009-06-17T12:02:17.470+12:002009-06-17T12:02:17.470+12:00anon-poster: Good effort remaining both anonymous...anon-poster: Good effort remaining both anonymous and dork.kenmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200439246560065627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-16655103713691383642009-06-17T11:04:30.892+12:002009-06-17T11:04:30.892+12:00Oh good, a "medieval-inspired" bag.
Fi...Oh good, a "medieval-inspired" bag. <br /><br />Finally an answer to the age old question: "What shall I put my witch-burning kit in?"Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748610782886855543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-84763643026143224572009-06-17T04:03:40.690+12:002009-06-17T04:03:40.690+12:00"more of a huge photo with a caption than an ..."more of a huge photo with a caption than an article"<br /><br />That would be what they call a picture caption, then. Kind of a convention of newspapers.<br /><br />"[presumably the label, not the individual]"<br /><br />Yes, given the sentence included the word 'company', it would be a brilliant presumption. Well done you.<br /><br />Stare into the abyss long enough James and it begins to stare back at you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-31793250211045764942009-06-16T14:44:21.831+12:002009-06-16T14:44:21.831+12:00PS 'Company executives also trawled internet c...PS 'Company executives also trawled internet chat rooms frequented by Vegemite lovers'. The notorious underground Vegemite-porn rings I suppose?Gwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127784431543135980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-20589512121722496392009-06-16T14:41:43.498+12:002009-06-16T14:41:43.498+12:00Don't become one of the reactionaries who assu...Don't become one of the reactionaries who assumes nothing good ever came out of the Middle Ages, James!<br /><br />PS Not that Trelise Cooper's bag, from the sounds of it, is one of them.<br /><br />PPS And yes, I do mean reactionary. Opposed to the surging vanguard of progress that was the Middle Ages.Gwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127784431543135980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-56318419816354617272009-06-16T13:32:41.461+12:002009-06-16T13:32:41.461+12:00So... more than half of Foodtown shoppers are usin...So... more than half of Foodtown shoppers are using "eco-bags", at five bucks a pop? Does that seem even vaguely plausible to anyone?vethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376500106064052491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-65311730750258486402009-06-16T13:09:08.185+12:002009-06-16T13:09:08.185+12:00Did you not catch the one in the business section ...Did you not catch the one in the business section where it's announced that Google is giving away US$75 worth of AdWords campaigning to new clients as part of a 'stimulus package'? Complete with link to the promotion page, no less.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633616551506978330noreply@blogger.com